Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-23
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

THERE was bare quorum present when the
House met on the 18th, and no business was
transacted.
IN the Senate, on the 18th few bills were
considered, but no action was taken on any
In the House an effort was made to re-
consider the vote by which the General De-
fciency bill was ordered engrossed, and failed
after an hours debate. The following bills
were ordered engrossed House bill fixing the
rate of charge for sleeping car berths at "
per night; memorialZing Congress to reduce
the tax on oleomargarine. Mr.. Hicklin's bill
authorizing shippers to furnish their own cars,
where railroads are unable to furnish same,
and requiring railroads to transport said cars,
was read a third time and passed.
In the Senate, on the 14th an attempt was
made to go into committee OF the whole to
formulate a railroad bill, but it failed. No
business was transacted. The House worked
an hour and disposed Of three bills. Mr.. New
ellis bill which provided for q reduction of pas
senger fare on trunk lines to two and one-half
cents per mile and three cents on second-c1ass
roads, lacked six votes OF enough to pass. An
effort will doubtless be made to reconsider it. A
Senate bill requiring railroads to keep switches
and frogs in repair, and house bili authorizing
shippers to repair cars when same not in
good condition, pissed without opposition.
In the Senate, a the 18th, but little business
was transacted aide from stirring up the COM
mittee on railroads andinternal improvements
to make a report. :. IN the House Mr.. Newell
moved to reconsider the vote by which his bill
reducing passenger fare to 2Hc per mile on
trunk lines, and 4 on ,econd-class roads, was
lost on the 18th. The notion prevailed and the
bill passed. The Genral Deficiency bill was
taken up and passed. Mr.. Macklin's bill, fixing
the rate to be ch$ged for sleeping-car berths.
was called up am passed. Mr.. Brown called
| up resolution ofere6by him several days ago.
] requiring the conmitee on internal improve
| ments to at on$e re,ort back to the House,
| with or without Recommendation, a bill intro
| duced by him bhich prohibits railroads from
| issuing watere& sto&. The resolution was
! adopted.
IN the SenatetOn tt 10th, after advancing
| few bills, the Pfchel Anti-Free-pass bill was
| taken up and fefeaed by vote of II to IL.
| House bill pr0idin that when engines or
trains from an rod are running over the
track Of anothe road the company owning the
| track is liable Dr dmages inf1ict ted by such
| engine or traiu wa passed. It amends Sec
ton 100, of chatter l. article 2, of the Revised
Statutes. Thesomnttee on railroads and in
ternal improvSne made "a report. It sets
out that the col mite to whom was referred
Senate bills lbs. Il. 3, 4, 6, z, 10 and Is, had
carefully consi2 eredhe same and recommend
ed that t,,e eu4titut herewith submitted do
pass. The t.t1 of thbill is IAN act to correct
abuses, preveH determinations and extortions
In the rates ofkfreigI tariffs on the different
railroads of his Ste to prevent pooling,
to regulate schtules OF tariffs of
such railroadk to Eablish reasonable max
imum rates ofthargs for the transportation of
freight on sucl railrds, to increase the pow
crs and enlar9 the fties of the Board of Rail-
road CommisSb nersto provide penalties for
the violation Z the DIVISIONS Of this act, to ap-
propriate moley anto repeal acts and parts
of acts inconsistent tn this act, and to pro-
vide seal fofthe Bird of Railroad Commits
sioners" ID the ouse Mr.. Brown intro
| duced resolution rsliring the Committee on
Internal Imppvemes to report back to the
HoG.a with d withG recommendation, House
bill No. 81, witch isnown as the famous 620
The resolutih wasaid over one day. Mr.
Maxwell intnt1ucedoint and concurrent reso-
luton ixingh he sally of members after June
25 at one dollr per q.
THE SenaH ON th7th, spent three hours in
debating trfing estions, and adjourned
till the afterpon ofae Goth. -. The House put
in good fdenoon'work. A decided sensa-
, ton was crdted by II. Arbuthnot, of Linn, in
PRODUCING ksoluti requiring the judiciary
committee J prepe articles of impeach-
ment again} State .uditor John Walker, on
, the chargehvestited by committee last
winter MfIieble of Lafayette, asked that
the resoluth and ,nsideration of the sub
iect be mai a speal order for Wednesday,
the ed. Npbjectits we're made. and the re-
: quest was Anted DIR. Swfft's resolution, fix
: ing the datSf final adjournment on Saturday,
l June 25 wdeposted hvorably. but no action
2 was takenI